{"product_id":"before-we-visit-the-goddess-9781476792019","title":"Before We Visit the Goddess","description":"A beautiful, \"deeply affecting\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSister of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mistress of Spices\u003c\/i\u003e about three generations of mothers and daughters who must discover their greatest source of strength in one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSweeping across the twentieth century, from the countryside of Bengal, India, to the streets of Houston, Texas, \u003ci\u003eBefore We Visit the Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the lives of three unforgettable women: Sabitri, Bela, and Tara. As the young daughter of a poor rural baker, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but schooling is impossible on the meager profits from her mother's sweetshop. When a powerful local woman takes Sabitri under her wing, her generous offer soon proves dangerous after Sabitri makes a single, unforgiveable misstep. Years later, Sabitri's own daughter, Bela, haunted by her mother's choices, flees to America with her political refugee lover--but the world she finds is vastly different from her dreams. As the marriage crumbles and Bela decides to forge her own path, she unwittingly teaches her little girl, Tara, indelible lessons about freedom and loyalty that will take a lifetime to unravel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through a sparkling symphony of voices--those of the women themselves and the men who loved them--\u003ci\u003eBefore We Visit the Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e captures the gorgeous complexity of these multi-generational and transcontinental relationships, showing the deep threads of love and hope and bravery that define a family and a life. This is a \"gracefully insightful, dazzlingly descriptive, and covertly stinging tale  that] illuminates the opposition women must confront, generation by generation, as they seek both independence and connection\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476792019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026629021877,"sku":"9781476792019","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3813d03e-a62f-4d5c-a592-233a164f19ed.jpg?v=1609190926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/before-we-visit-the-goddess-9781476792019","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}